Daily Quiz #1568
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 4 May 2013
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Q1.
What was the Mars rover, Curiosity, investigating in its first ever drilling operation in 2013?
A
Chemical composition of the soil
B
Shiny pebbles embedded in sandstone
C
Evidence of microbial life
D
What look like water-created minerals
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Q2.
What is the name of the Jamaican netball team?
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Q3.
The TV series Bonanza was set in which state?
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Q4.
Which city in the Zou Department of The People's Republic of Benin was formerly the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey?
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Q5.
John the Baptist lived in the wilderness of Judea between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, "his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was ..." what?
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Q6.
What do the US Declaration of Independence, Captain Cook's sailing to discover the North-West Passage, the publication of economist Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, and the first St Leger Stakes horse race at Doncaster, UK, have in common?
A
Horses were a important element in all of them
B
They were extremely popular with all concerned
C
They became the source for nursery rhymes
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Q7.
Who was famously shot dead while playing cards in Deadwood, South Dakota, on 2 August 1876?
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